Using the Control-Option-Command- - (Hyphen) Shortcut to Widen the 360° Viewer in Final Cut Pro

Keyboard shortcut: ControlOptionCommandHyphen

What Control-Option-Command-Hyphen Does

In Final Cut Pro, Control-Option-Command- - (Hyphen) runs Increase Field of View. It widens the field of view in the 360° Viewer, so you see more of your 360° scene at once. It doesn't zoom the timeline and it doesn't affect regular viewers.

What Is the 360° Viewer?

When you edit 360° video, the 360° Viewer shows your footage the way a viewer wearing a headset or panning on a phone would see it: a normal-looking window into the sphere. You can look around inside it to check what the audience will see in any direction.

How to Use It

  1. Open a 360° project or clip and show the 360° Viewer from the Viewer's View menu.
  2. Click in the 360° Viewer.
  3. Press Control-Option-Command-Hyphen to widen the field of view. Press it again to widen it further.
  4. Use Control-Option-Command-Equals to narrow the view again and look at details.

Tips

  • A wider view is great for checking overall composition and making sure nothing important sits in an awkward spot.
  • A narrower view is closer to what someone sees in a headset, so check both before you export.
  • These shortcuts only change your preview. Your 360° footage and edits don't change.
  • For zooming the timeline itself, use Command-Equals and Command-Hyphen.

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